Judge Dugan was appointed United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois September 16, 2020. He received a B.A. from Eastern Illinois University and Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law. Judge Dugan was in private practice for more than thirty years before serving as a Circuit Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois. He served as Circuit Judge until commissioned as a United States District Judge upon the nomination of President Donald Trump and confirmation of the United States Senate.

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